RAMONA: Passenger dies in suspected DUI crash

RAMONA ---- A man died and two were injured Sunday when a
classic muscle car overturned near Ashley Road and Seventh Street,
and authorities expected to arrest the car's driver on suspicion of
driving under the influence, California Highway Patrol officials
said.

About 3:20 p.m. Sunday, three men were riding in a 1970s
Plymouth Barracuda when it pulled out of a driveway and overturned
after driving a few hundred feet, said Officer Brian Pennings, a
spokesman for the CHP.

The driver, a 42-year-old Ramona man, was hospitalized with
spinal injuries, and the front passenger was hospitalized with
minor to moderate injuries. The passenger in the rear seat, who was
not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and died at the scene,
Pennings said.

The cause of the crash remained under investigation, but
Pennings said the driver was expected to be arrested upon his
release from the hospital.